Bandai
About Bandai
Bandai, originally called "Bandai-ya", was founded by Mr Naoharu
Yamashina in 1950. The origin of the word "bandai" comes from a Chinese
expression that appears in a famous book on military strategy written in the
Zhou Dynasty called "The Sixth Sheaths": "bandai fueki",
meaning 'everlasting' or 'eternal'. Their founder, Mr. Yamashina, felt that
these words expressed his wish that Bandai be a company which, in his words,
"Always create products that satisfy the souls of people in every age".
Today, Bandai has gone on to become firmly established as Japan's leading general
toy manufacturer, and they continues to blaze new trials in various fields of
entertainment